Live: England opens scoring after Matildas great sees red

Attractive interaction on the sting of the penalty space there for England.

Ella Toone has the ultimate shot that squirts disappointingly vast of the purpose.

However there have been intelligent touches there from Beever-Jones and Russo that had the Matildas defence greedy at shadows.

And the Lionesses nearly make the Matildas pay immediately!

Beever-Jones will get in to the byline and cuts again, however cuts again too far.

England are completely dominating in the intervening time – which you’d anticipate in opposition to 10 gamers.

But it surely was one-way visitors earlier than that too.

The place there is a Kerr, there’s an opportunity.

Intelligent stuff from the Chelsea star.

The cross was swung in early by Ellie Carpenter and Kerr met it on the close to facet of the penalty space, taking pictures first time and nearly catching Hannah Hampton out at her close to put up.

It was solely Hampton’s boot that denied Kerr a leveller there.

From the nook the Matildas are offside – that is actually sloppy – a coaching floor transfer that goes flawed.

England are queuing up right here.

Keira Walsh it was ultimately who acquired a shot away from the sting of the realm, the midfielder powering a low shot that Mackenzie Arnold needed to be alert to get right down to and save nicely.

Once more, it is proper on the Matildas keeper although.

Alessia Russo now!

She latches onto one other by ball behind the shaky Matildas defensive position and slides as she shoots.

Both facet of Mackenzie Arnold and that is a second purpose, however she will be able to solely poke the ball straight on the Matildas stopper.

Australia on the ropes right here.

England are going to maintain their foot on the gasoline right here.

First a stunning ball performed by to Beth Mead is simply reduce out by Clare Hunt, gifting away the nook.

Then, from that nook, Taylor Hinds swings a pleasant ball throughout the face of purpose that no person can get a contact on.

The free kick on the sting of the realm was blocked by the wall first up, it was a poor effort from Aggie Beever-Jones in reality.

However the ball bounced straight again to her and he or she didn’t make the identical mistake once more, hammering a strong shot into the highest nook.

That is a superb strike of the ball.

England lead 1-0 and it is what the hosts deserve.

Sluggish starters? Maybe not.

No selection however a purple card for the referee there.

Alanna Kennedy loses the ball actually poorly deep in her personal half.

Alessio Russo accepted the reward, turning and working in the direction of the penalty space.

Kennedy tried to make amends however scythed down the England striker and the referee had no selection however to succeed in for the purple card.

Beever-Jones slots dwelling after a extremely pretty by ball isn’t handled by Clare Hunt.

However Beever-Jones barely celebrates as a result of she sees the flag up for offside as quickly as she turns.

England would have deserved a purpose although – the Matildas are actually inviting the stress onto them in the intervening time.

The Matildas are actually sitting off the Lionesses at these early phases.

There may be solely Sam Kerr wherever close to the England half of the sphere and everybody else is sitting again on their heels.

It is permitting England on a regular basis on the planet to select their passes by midfield.

Are the Matildas making an attempt to play a counter attacking recreation? You’d hope with a staff of this expertise and high quality that they’d need to be taking part in a bit extra soccer by the center to be trustworthy.

An fascinating begin, very open in these early phases.

Wini Heatley will get skinned by Lucia Kendall, with the observe up shot nicely over the bar.

Then Sam Kerr races onto an extended ball up the opposite finish and squares for Alanna Kennedy, whose shot is blocked.

Then Beever-Jones is discovered by a cross within the center, her weak, off-balance header simply trickling vast of the goal.

Definitely all motion within the opening exchanges, each groups out to entertain early.

A great deep cross from the fitting is met by Aggie Beever-Jones on the again put up, sliding in.

However the Chelsea striker cannot discover the goal.

The flag is up in any case.

Wini Heatley tries to take the ball out of her personal field and does so with a surging run, solely to be well-tackled by Beth Mead.

She needs a free kick however there’s nothing doing there.

Ella Toone picks the ball up and drives to the penalty space, the place her shot is blocked by Alanna Kennedy

Matildas of their inexperienced change strip, which I am not an enormous fan of.

England of their white.

Not a spare seat to be seen at Delight Park.

Regardless of Saturday’s match on the Metropolis of Manchester stadium falling in need of its anticipated attendance mark — the attendance was given as 37,460 regardless of the Soccer Affiliation saying over 43,000 tickets had been issued — tonight’s match is anticipated to be a 33,597 promote out.

“I believe it is very nice,” Wiegman mentioned.

“The followers have proven a lot assist for us right here in England but additionally in Switzerland for the Euros.

“It actually helps us and it is one of many the explanation why we go across the nation.

“Now it is sold-out and that is unimaginable. We by no means take that with no consideration.

“It is also on a Tuesday night. There will probably be nice assist once more.

“We actually respect it and luxuriate in it. We attempt to join with our followers on a regular basis.”

This match is a part of England’s collection of “homecoming” friendlies following their European Championships win in the summertime.

And so the trophy has been given an airing and is walked out forward of the gamers, who now take to the sphere as nicely earlier than the anthems.

Lauren Hemp and Grace Clinton, Manchester Metropolis’s gamers, are the 2 given the honour to bringing the trophy they helped win out.

Says lots about what number of accidents England is coping with that these two are out.

Forged your minds again to August 2023, Stadium Australia, the World Cup semi-final.

Matches do not get greater than Australia vs England, regardless of the sport, and this was no totally different.

Nonetheless, a lot to the frustration of a sporting public that had been swept up in a heady fever of Matildas’ enthusiasm, it was the Lionesses who roared, as objectives to Ella Toone, ‎Lauren Hemp and Alessia Russo sealed a 3-1 victory regardless of Sam Kerr’s marvel purpose.

Toone, who scored the opener in that semi, mentioned there was little question that the Matildas will probably be out for revenge.

“We broke plenty of their hearts on the market on the World Cup so, for them, it’s going to really feel like a revenge recreation,” Toone mentioned.

Steph Catley agreed.

“I believe that is most likely some of the heartbroken I have been after a recreation. So that you do take into consideration that slightly bit,” she mentioned.

There are plenty of survivors from that recreation within the Matildas squad tonight, simply Clare Polkinghorne and Mary Fowler are lacking for the Aussies.

There are additionally a good few English gamers nonetheless knocking round, with three gamers having retired and one, Lauren Hemp, injured.

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